Board of Directors President Rene Soltis Vision Council of America President Elect Sherrie Rogerson Doctors Vision Center Vice President Debby Kelly Safilo USA Secretary/Treasurer Amy Spiezio BCI/Eyecare Business Immediate Past-President Corinne McCormack Corinne McCormack, Inc. Directors: Marge Axelrad Jobson Publishing Ann E. Englert Solutions Lorinda Fraboni Walman Optical Company Sandy Likes Green Tree Capital, LTD C. Jeanine Solomon Silhouette Optical Ltd. Dana Weeks Optical Services Int’l

“Women of Vision”

P.O. Box 11463 Minneapolis, MN 55411-0463 Email: owa@opticalwomen.com Web: www.opticalwomen.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Gloria Maccaroni gloria@mikliltd.com SAVE THE DATE! THE OWA KICKS OFF VISION EXPO WEST WITH A DYNAMIC EVENT WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH. The Optical Women’s Association will host a seminar entitled “Strategies for Working with Difficult People” on Wednesday September 13th from 5:00 to 7:30pm. This hands-on interactive workshop will provide attendees with useful information for managing real life communications with difficult people including, patients, vendors, co-workers and supervisors. This program is an installment in the Professional Optical Women’s Optical Workshop Series (POWW) and will be presented by Mary Schmidt. Schmidt is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in the optical field and is president and founder of Eyesystems, an optical consulting firm. The course is open to both OWA members and non-members: the cost is $35 for members and $50 for Non-members. Light hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served. The OWA would like to thank their sponsors: Essilor, Marchon, Safilo, Vision Council of America and Transitions for their support of the OWA and its mission to enhance and promote the leadership role of women in the ophthalmic industry. For further information or to register for the course please visit the OWA website @ www.opticalwomen.com Email: owa@opticalwomen.com Fax: 770-246-1294 Mail: OWA, PO Box 11463, Minneapolis, MN 55411-0463